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Complaint filed against priest, six others for holding mass prayers at Padukone church

  •   Fri, Apr 10 2020 10:42:54 AM

Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (MS)

Udupi, Apr 10: A complaint is filed against Fr Fred Mascarenhas of St Antony Church of Padukone, Nada village, and six others for holding mass prayers in the church on Thursday, April 9, at 6.30 pm violating the lock down rules.

PDO of Nada gram panchayat received a complaint on April 9 saying that priest and six people are offering mass prayers at St Antony church. When the PDO visited the spot it was confirmed that the priest and six other people were indeed holding prayers.

The PDO brought the matter to the notice of Byndoor tahsildar Basappa P Poojary and taluk bailiff. The tahsildar and bailiff filed a complaint with the police accusing Fr Fred Mascarenhas and six others of violating the strict rules of lock down and urged to take suitable action under column 144 (3) CrPC.

PSI of Gangolli police station is investigating further.

 

 
  

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  • Prithi Fernandes, MANGALURU

    Sat, Apr 11 2020

    Karnataka BJP MLA celebrated his 51st birthday yesterday at Tumakuru with relatives and family...more than 6 people were present...Norms of lockdown were violated....Will an FIR be lodged here....

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  • Jd, Mangalore

    Sat, Apr 11 2020

    By gods grace no Corona in our district, but we have widespread communal corona for a while. I hope when covid lockdown ends, communal corona also will end.

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  • Fanita J Mishra, Mangalore

    Sat, Apr 11 2020

    Mass is a catholic worship. Only a priest can celebrate Mass. No diocese has banned Mass celebration. So a catholic priest can celebrate Mass. What is banned is public or devotees attending the Mass. This is in the view of the present lockdown.
    What I would like to state is the 6 people who attended, who were they? Were they residents of the church premises like the junior priest or the cook or the sacristan. If yes then the church is their home. They are residents. Like we are residents of our home. Let's say we are 15 members in our family. Are we banned from offering prayers together in our home?
    This incident is only to sensationalize things.

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  • Ambrose G., Mumbai

    Sat, Apr 11 2020

    Even in in Mumbai many parishes celebrate the daily mass with other priests and staff of the church, but no cogragation. This is just to sentionalise the atmosphere.

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  • Ronald D, Udupi

    Fri, Apr 10 2020

    A case of strict and stupid! With same yardstick he could have filed thousands of cases in Kunadapur itself in few hours every day! Glad he spotted only one case!

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  • Joseph, Mangaluru

    Fri, Apr 10 2020

    Great job.. Ha Ha... A Priest and six others charged for having mass prayers in a church during Holy Week and breaking lock down rules. If law applies equally for everyone, I want to know what action has been taken by the authorities about so many people attending a movie actors funeral which took place recently and was a news item in the TV.

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  • Indian, India

    Fri, Apr 10 2020

    A counter case needs to be filed on those who filed FIR for no fault of church authorities and giving mental agony. If we donot get help from juduciary we need to take help of international human rights and expose the facist

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  • Justin Lobo, Bangalore

    Fri, Apr 10 2020

    Quote:PDO of Nada gram panchayat received a complaint on April 9 saying that priest and six people are offering mass prayers at St Antony church. When the PDO visited the spot it was confirmed that the priest and six other people were indeed holding prayers.unquote.

    In such a big church 6 plus 1 priest were offering mass service. Was not there a social distancing inside the church itself? Jealousy is the best name of filling FIR as if 600 people have gathered. Worthless , weightless FIR.

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  • Joseph Pinto, Kankanady/ Mangalore

    Sat, Apr 11 2020

    Whether it is 1 or 1000, when instruction is to close down religious places of worship, it has to be obeyed. When we ourselves are not cleaning our own homes, there is no point in condemning another's on how messy theirs is.

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  • Peter Lewis, Kalmady/Udupi

    Fri, Apr 10 2020

    Parish Priests are educated well aware of this decease and always instruct to their flock respect the advise of govt.

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  • Agapitas Franky Rebeiro, GANGOLLI

    Fri, Apr 10 2020

    The people are living in the church compound not a big issue to celebrate the Mass . the parishioners or outsiders are not allowed to attend and celebrate the Mass .

    the Holy week Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday the priest have big roll in celebrate the Mass, when i was watching Bishops message he advised and given instruction to every priest of the church, So the complain and complainer background to be investigated for creating mess. people looking for mistake in other community, This is media favorite totally agree

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  • Jd, Mangalore

    Fri, Apr 10 2020

    In the recent times people are out to find fault with another, absolutely no common sense.

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  • Hilary Dsa, Mangalore

    Fri, Apr 10 2020

    Oh!six people in a church.This must be a private affair of those in the compound.
    This is not an advertised or invited affair. There is ample space for social distancing in the closed door.This must be a case of Jealousy person.
    Bellary Reddy princess had a celebration.No complaint.
    Everyday shopping in the morning with close contact.
    After all one should see no outsiders enter your village.
    That is the purpose and not with vengeance.
    Still people have not learnt to live for each other.
    People are dieing like never before!!!.

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  • Steve, moodbidri

    Fri, Apr 10 2020

    If people are allowed to gather in market during certain time, why can't priest offer prayer in closed church, without devotees?

    Priests are well educated & very well aware of seriousness of the virus spread.

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  • VISHUKIRAN FERNANDES, Kalasa

    Fri, Apr 10 2020

    You can always pray at home or there are live masses on TV and Net..cant understand why Father has to gather people inspite of the order and guidelines from the diocese

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  • A.M. Belma, Mangalore

    Fri, Apr 10 2020

    These very people were bashing Jamaat early this week as a 'mass spreader'. When it comes to them is it okay?

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  • Mohammed, Mangalore

    Fri, Apr 10 2020

    ARe you new here? It always is..They are always right.!

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  • Rudolf Rodrigues, Mumbai

    Fri, Apr 10 2020

    5 priests offering prayers in a closed place w/o inviting a crowd cannot be constued as violation of curfew; the same could be applied to a family of 5 offering prayers at home; only difference was they prayed in the church, but in a pvt affair!!!

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  • Alwin, Mangalore

    Fri, Apr 10 2020

    The total number of persons are six. The people are be the who living in the church compound. So the parishioners or outsiders are not there. If a house has more than 5 members, are the extra person sent out. Maundy Thursday we require 12 apostle s. So this mass cannot be public gathering. So the complaint may be false and complainer background to be investigated for creating mess. This is media favorite

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  • Subhash Chandra, Mangalore

    Fri, Apr 10 2020

    Perhaps they were conducting a live holy mass or may be persons from same building residing behind the church or near church ( not outsiders but a members of same building).

    and these people are commenting as if some whole Udupi is gathered.

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  • juliana, udupi

    Fri, Apr 10 2020

    How priest responsible for the audience during his solo mass inside church? Can he alone shoo away all those who came during the mass at their life risk? Some times God is more important to some than their own life as they are sure lene wala wohi jo dhetha. More over Carolina is a imported disease brought in by the travellers not the residents. It cannot survive in our locality because people are choosy about whom they accept and these chiller diseases have no place here. Get out you destroyer of life.

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  • S. Fernandes, Mumbai

    Fri, Apr 10 2020

    Mr. Juliana Carolina, I liked your explanation about this incident. Which language you used to write this ?

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  • VISHUKIRAN FERNANDES, Kalasa

    Fri, Apr 10 2020

    Juliana carolina 🤣

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  • juliana, udupi

    Fri, Apr 10 2020

    Language also like kerona virus as it has swallowed every body.

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  • Anantish Prabu, Mangalore

    Fri, Apr 10 2020

    I was at market everybody was like one inch away. This is all a big drama for TV. Meanwhile poor people are dying of hunger.

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  • Roshan Dsilva, Kundapur

    Fri, Apr 10 2020

    This irresponsible behavior on the part of Parish Priest is totally unacceptable.

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  • Al Dsouza, Canada

    Fri, Apr 10 2020

    Are you a expert in behavioral management?

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  • Aswitha, Mangalore

    Fri, Apr 10 2020

    Each time I go to the shops during the lockdown period find 10 to 15 people at the vegetable and grocery shops . People don't maintain social distance . Today I saw a man at the vegetable shop saying maintain social distance and just few footsteps a cops was standing near to the shop who is on duty there not uttering a single word but acting as a audience . Why no complaints are filed nor any actions are taken . 6 people at the church became a gathering and large crowd in one shop is not a crowd .

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  • Roshan D'Souza, Ujire

    Fri, Apr 10 2020

    Justifying one mistake with another mistake is shameful.

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  • Rudolf Rodrigues, Mumbai

    Fri, Apr 10 2020

    Ok, if a big crowd had gathered it was their mistake; since it was done indoors privately, like a family affair technically there was no mistake excepting the fact it was conducted in a church!

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  • Francis dsouza, UDUPI

    Fri, Apr 10 2020

    You are 100% right, if more than 7 persons at home as family members is it against lock down.

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  • Rudolf Rodrigues, Mumbai

    Fri, Apr 10 2020

    This complaint has been filed by vested interests, and it doesn't carry any substance as payers were conducted as prayer was conducted as a strictly pvt affair w/o a big crowd!!

    Why the same guardians of law go to public places like markets, malls, etc where huge crowds blatantly violate all norms, and take the same action!

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  • Rems, Mangaluru

    Fri, Apr 10 2020

    Most people including the police dont seem to have understood the real purpose of lock down. It is not a political bundh where people are totally forbidden from coming out. A group of six people in a prayer house can achieve social distancing. But a group of 500 people cannot. So lock down should be on large number of people gathering. I see police beating up people riding scooters. There should be no concern if a person is going in a two wheeler to buy essentials or on some emergency. If more than 4 or 5 people are travelling in a closed car or bus, then the police should intervene.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Fri, Apr 10 2020

    Why was UP CM Adityanath Yogi allowed to do Pooja in Ayodhya ...

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  • moshu, mangaluru

    Fri, Apr 10 2020

    Cuz he is a lawmaker.

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  • Pradeep, Mangalore

    Fri, Apr 10 2020

    It was a private mass where the Priest and other residents of Presbytery take part in. Not sure whether this was being streamed live for the parishioners (in this case, a cameraman will be present).

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  • Ina Carmelita D'Souza, Mangalore

    Fri, Apr 10 2020

    It must be his private Mass that each of a priest is offering on his own with the residents in the church. Like his cook, sacristan, gardeners. If they join the priest in his private Mass.

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  • Bala, Urwa

    Fri, Apr 10 2020

    Find the god in humanity, human being. Stay home don't get arrested.

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  • Sanjay, Hebri

    Fri, Apr 10 2020

    Its just one off case, overall Christian community were very cooperative and responsible.

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  • DONALD, Mangalore

    Fri, Apr 10 2020

    ADIKA PRASANGI JANARU.

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  • Allen, Mangalore

    Fri, Apr 10 2020

    Action should be taken for violating the Lock down rules! People leading the congregation should know the intensity of the situation!

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  • myna, mysuru

    Fri, Apr 10 2020

    Wrong on the Priest to have conducted the service with 6 persons around when there is a lockdown. If the Priest had specific permission needs to be checked. Otherwise, he is supposed to conduct the prayer service alone.

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  • James, Bendur

    Fri, Apr 10 2020

    Udupi and mangalore diocese are conducting full holy week prayers and masses for the faithful which is live telecasted. Masses in individual churches should not take place during the lockdown period.

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  • El En Tea, Mangalore

    Fri, Apr 10 2020

    Udupi Bishop had already instructed not to conduct the public mass.
    Sit at home and pray along with live stream prayer mass in TV or you tube.
    Stay safe blessed till the outbreak gets over.

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  • Sandesh, Mangaluru

    Fri, Apr 10 2020

    We Indians never learn the seriousness of current situation 🤦🏼‍♂️

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, India

    Fri, Apr 10 2020

    Prayer is necessary at home not in Church. Comply with social distance and lockdown..

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  • Lawrence, Mangalore

    Fri, Apr 10 2020

    Friday 9th April 6:30 pm?

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  • Chetan, Mangalore

    Fri, Apr 10 2020

    Friday is the 10th. Not 9th.

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  • Cynthia, Kirem

    Fri, Apr 10 2020

    It was on Maundy Thursday, 9th April at 6.30....Today... 10th...

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  • VISHUKIRAN FERNANDES, Kalasa

    Fri, Apr 10 2020

    Wah wah ...date bhi bhool gaye?

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